Dario Argento's latest Italian film is Non Ho Sonno (I Can't Sleep), released recently in Italy, & it reunited him with the guys behind the awesome music for Profondo Rosso, Suspiria, Tenebre, & Zombi/Dawn of the Dead. The official site for the film is up at www.nonhosonno.it Sadly it's all in Italian, but there is a large selection of quality stills there, & - yes! - several clips from Goblin's score. I don't know if the film's going to get much of an International release (let's face it, Argento hasn't been at the top of his game for some time now), but I'd really like to see a CD release of the score. Wow. Well, I'm excited.

Of course the grouping of Simonetti,Pignatelli,Morante,Marangolo is probably too much to ask, do you know who the band is made up of these days Pete?
Let's just hope that Argento has gone back to his giallo roots, and isn't going to continue on his losing streak....Phantom of the Opera is one of THE worst flicks ever...I appreciate that many Italian horrors don't always make sense, but his latest work is just awful.

On a related note, Italian horror fans should look into Lamberto Bava's A BLADE IN THE DARK for a good chuckle....not a bad film, pretty standard stuff with borrowings from TENEBRAE,SUSPERIA,THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, but the plot of the film has a film composer being stalked.
It is just funny to hear people in a film talking about writing a film score as part of the plot....even though the score proper is nothing special(courtesy of Guido and Maurizio DeAngelis)....

And it irritated me to no end that the composer was more worried about the going's on around him, instead of working on his score! Maybe he had enough time not to worry about it, but I kept yelling at the screen "Hurry up and finish that damn score Beavis!!!!"

Best,
Sean

I haven't seen L Bava's A Blade in the Dark, but it does sound like it could be worth looking for. Hmmmm.

Thats a shame that reaction is negative,this one will probably stink too

I guess you can never go home again right! Then again, I'm sure that fans of Profondo Rosso and Il Gatto di Nove Code groaned when Tenebrae came out right?

Blade in the Dark is not a very good film, but if you like, contact me via email and Ill send you a copy. I wasnt going to copy one myself, but if you want one Ill go ahead and do it...maybe you'll get more out of it than I did!

Coincendentally I rented another picture called KOLOBUS over the weekend...have you heard of this one Pete?
Its not a bad lowbudgeter, and the filmmakers were HEAVILY influenced by Italian Gialli.....the "eyeball" scene from Fulci's ZOMBIE is here, the lighting from INFERNO and SUSPERIA,among other things.

William Kidd's score is more temp track mania, ripping Emerson's INFERNO,Goblin's SUSPERIA for the main title, and Penderecki for other shock scenes.

Ciao for now!
Sean

Kolobus is a low budget,unheard of renter, and Im sure Im the only one on this board who has seen it....it was just funny that the filmmakers were so influenced by Italian cinema.

Before I forget, avoid Argento's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA no matter what you do! Trust me, youll regret it!!!

Susperia VS. Tenebrae....hmmm tough one. I love both films, but they are so different.
Susperia is a hallucination, like a waking nightmare, and Goblin's score is incredible,mixed very loudly(which pleases me to no end!) and is tracked all over the place. Too bad that some of the cues on the album went unused in the film.
Tenebrae is more along the lines of a standard slasher, but has that Argento touch all over it. I love the score here too, even though Goblin slides toward disco a bit(then again have you ever driven fast while listening to Flashing??).
They're both keepers, although Susperia is more of a classic.

Just my two cents....btw...Zombie! Great score eh? Have you seen Argento's cut? VERY interesting

As for Zombi, I've not seen the Argento cut of the film, but I'd really love to from what I've heard about it. The version I have on vid (presumably Romero's cut) is pretty good, but it's rather overlong, & relatively paceless. A tightened up version could be just the way that I could start to love the film, maybe...

The score CD is available in Italy, you can get it HERE, or even HERE.

I've not got it yet, but may well do soon.

Thanks for info : Dark Dreams

Also there's an interview with Argento about the film here.

One of the most interesting comments is this:

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"I got so excited by the prospect that I’ve already signed a deal with Cecchi Gori Films in Italy to make two other Giallo pictures after I Can’t Sleep. Together they will form a new trilogy like my first ‘Animal’ one."

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There's a review of Nonhosonno here (or at least, part way down the page, anyway), by Chris Gallant, author of Art of Darkness :The Cinema of Dario Argento (i.e. not just a random guy with little idea what he's talking about).

A nice quote from it:

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Nonhosonno (I Can’t Sleep) presents a glorious return to the tradition of the giallo, the thriller mode through which Argento originally made his name. Brilliantly constructed, consummately stylish, it surpasses a good many of its predecessors, emerging as one of the greatest triumphs of its director’s career. And it’s genuinely frightening, drawing out the suspense with a dexterity not seen since Tenebrae.

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Heeeeee heee heeee. That's the best news I've heard all day.

Pete is now a happy boy, a happy boy, a happy boy.

np nothing, but Total Recall (DE) just finished.

Incidentally, here is the list of Goblin scores available from Moviemusic.com, including Nonhosonno (apparently supposed to be all one word).

And here is the official site of Claudio Simonetti. It's still under construction - check out the little man with the vibrations!! It's madness!!

np Young Sherlock Holmes (Broughton)

To see that Goblin logo on a new record....so what else do you know Pete?

Is it back to Simonetti,Morante,Pignatelli,etc?
Or are these other people just using the Goblin moniker...and more importantly how's the score!!

I'm afraid to get my hopes up for the film, since I made that mistake on Argento's last two 'epic's'

As far as I know (just trying to confirm this), it is actually all four: Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massimo Morante, & Agostino Marangolo. If that's not a good sign (at least for the album), then I'm not sure what would be.

The word on the score is very strong. From the Dark Dreams message board are these quotes from fans:

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Back to Goblin's performance , have to be honest to say I did not believe it could be so good. After their missing reunion in the states I believed they joined together just for contract and totally uninspired; I'm quite glad to report that it is a damn good work. You have the impression to listen to "profondo Rosso" soundtrack ( more than any other soundtrack they did ) but arranged according to our present time. The title track is great and most of the album stands at the same level. The cd lenght is more than 50 minutes and this is, paradoxically, its limit. I think the best lenght for this soundtrack is about 35/40 minutes ( filling up a normal LP format ) and the rest is just a remix and extended or trunked version of what already listened.
Someone really does not care to have additional tracks as bonus inside , but for me , if they are not at the same level of the others, is an awful defect.
However for all Goblin fans: buy it !!

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I really must tell you that I think the new music from Goblin is brilliant!
It hits you straight away and has a considerable impact throughout the film. An orchestral score would have been entirely wrong for this type of Argento movie.

It may recall familiar themes from past Goblin successes such as Profondo Rosso, Suspiria and Tenebre BUT it is original enough to stand on its own. Afterall, it is by Goblin and so is bound to sound a certain way.

Get the CD when you can, I know it's out in Italy.

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When bands break up, they never seem to get together again(e.g. Tangerine Dream and it's various' incarnations).
Maybe the film will be good after all,eh Pete?

And for all the electronic/rock/Moroder-Goblin TD naysayers.....
NP:Cleopatra(North)It'll be nice to size this Tsunami boot up against the Varese

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Yep!
It is indeed those four guys back together again. The CD even gives you their email addresses. I keep meaning to contact them as this is a great soundtrack well worthy of the 'Goblin' name.

L8R

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Now that is indeed good.

Apparently, Argento originally wanted Goran Bregovic to do the music for the film especially after listening to the first tracks that he had composed and submitted.
However, the production company decided to go behind Dario's back and asked Simonetti to reform Goblin and record the music which of course he was only too happy to do. I guess Argento was only too happy to let them. Still, I'm intrigued as to what Bregovic came up with.

Have you heard the new issue of CONTAMINATION yet? I avoided the SLC CD since it was pretty short and hard to come by...how is it? Is there extra music? I think that Cinevox has just about issued all of their scores,complete with extra music

All that I've heard of this score was in the awful-yet-guilty-pleasure NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIES, which reportedly put Goblin's name up above everyone else's on the poster, but is made up of cues from all their other films.....its overlong,very gory,and annoying as all hell to hear ZOMBIE from DAWN OF THE DEAD during the opening faux "swat" raid.....yet for some reason I still watch this piece of junk! I guess that some of us long for those golden days of phony Italo gore right? I know I do!!!!

Best,
Sean

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pleasant dreams

Oh, & talking about Tangerine Dream (well, you mentioned them), I only have Near Dark by them, & was wondering what other things you recommend by them, either S/T or not.

Damn, there was something else I was going to say, but now I can't remember what it was. Phhtoooeeee.

Those are very good TD titles you recmd. but I have some more for ya all....

FORCE MAJEURE...non sndtk from 1979. Some of this was reused in the film scores THIEF/RISKY BUSINESS. Classic TD,you'll love it

THIEF....TD's second greatest score,this is a classic 1980. Ive grown so close to these albums, what can I say! It's hard to describe them They are more rock oriented,but not really....they are close to what Goblin was doing in the 70's come to think of it.

THE KEEP...ok this is cheating, as this is not really available, except as a OOP bootleg, but I have to mention it. Rent the film to hear,hands down one of the finest electronic scores EVER.

LOGOS....1982 concert,easy to find, has some music from THE KEEP in it. Classic.

ANTIQUE DREAMS...recently released, compiles older unissued pieces from all over the place, and the good news...its all classic TD, not the new,questionable pairing of Edgar and Jerome Froese.

I can post dozens more,so if anyone is interested let me know! Do you guys prefer the more atonal,early electronic type albums(69-74)rock oriented stuff(74-80)or purely synth,almost popish electronics(80-01)??? Of course there are times when TD converges all these styles, but that is a general sketch of things.

NP:The Essential Michael Nyman

Damn. Still, at least we got the thread on fire.

Come on, keep it going without me. I'll be back to catch up.

You can find here the liner notes from the Nonhosonno soundtrack CD, with some interesting words from Argento & Goblin. Worth reading, methinks.

Shame on me for not keeping this going, but I got lazy with the search function gone

This would be a great year if this saw even a limited theatrical release in the States, along with ANY release of George Romero's BRUISER....someone please get that one out!!!!!!

Best,
Sean

My personal favourite Argentos are DEEP RED (which I saw in a very bad theatrical print under the title THE HATCHET MURDERS), OPERA and TENEBRAE. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA wasn't that bad really, but STENDHAL SYNDROME was terrible...

Does anyone know who's distributing SLEEPLESS in the UK, or when it might be coming out? The only review of it I've seen so far suggests it's his best work for years.

Odd coincidence: I've recently been playing the Cinevox cassette of SUSPIRIA in the car.

Finally, one Tangerine Dream title that I do recommend is MIRACLE MILE.

Personally, much as I love Argento in giallo mode (& I do love them enormously), I can't help but prefer the 2 3 Mothers films. The first killings in both films are amazing (I particularly love the use of the Verdi in Inferno, flashing on & off with the electricity - wonderful stuff!!)

As for Nonhosonno, I've no idea when a possible theatrical release is likely to be. However, it seems likely that it's UK premiere will be at Frightfest in London in August, unless Edinburgh gets in first. Argento is likely to attend, unless he's working on his next film.

I've ordered the Nonhosonno soundtrack from HMV, but I don't know how long it's likely to take to arrive. I'll definately be sticking a review up if/when it arrives, though.

np Nick Cave & Bad Seeds - No Longer Shall We Part (Hallelujah). Wonderful stuff.

Sorry, but Ive never seen The Crow 2, and rarely play the first album....how's Beltrami's score for Crow:Salvation? I never hear about that one!

Avoid Deep Red Hatchet Murders at ALL costs...the transfer sucks BIG time, and it runs 100 mins, down from the correct 121min. running time.

Those liners for Nohosonno are pretty cool. I hope that Goblin really has stuck to their old sound, and I can hardly wait to hear Pignatelli's wonderful elec.bass again!
Let's just hope they haven't updated and arguably ruined their style like the current incarnation of Tangerine Dream.

MIRACLE MILE is a great score, and one of the best underrated,forgotten films I've seen. I was thrilled to find a used VHS copy a month ago, since I NEVER see this for rent anywhere. The album was retooled by Edgar Froese and is noticibly different than what's in the film.

Ciallo!
Sean

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Originally posted by Richard Street:
My personal favourite Argentos are DEEP RED (which I saw in a very bad theatrical print under the title THE HATCHET MURDERS), OPERA and TENEBRAE.

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Unfortunately, I've not been able to see Opera yet. Damn thing is virtually impossible to track down in the UK, particularly with no DVD access. I have managed to find it in a couple of places that specialise in OOP videos, but the £37 - £50 they were after for it was a bit out of my price range. Then I discovered this site yesterday. I watched the first 20 mins or so, but didn't have enough time to finish. But what I saw, I really loved though. Just a shame that today I forgot to bring my headphones with me...

I'm sure I'll see it soon, though. And I'll keep a close eye on ebay. You never know your luck...

These guys are in my hometown of Sacto,CA and are great to deal with. They have some incredible titles, good prices, very nice service.
There used to be a video store here called Cinemania, and all they rented were exploitation films. Ever walk into a store and find a section devoted to Argento,Fulci,Franco,Romero,Cronenberg,trailers,prison flicks,drive-in,etcetc ad nauseum?

Then one day I cruised downtown to see what was new after not going for over a year....and damn near burst into tears that they were gone!!! Great shame...there'll never be another like that place. And I never got to buy the Goblin T-shirt they were selling!

Excellent link, thanks!! Excuse me whilst I just pop my eyes back in.

5 Days in Milan VHS. What a shame it isn't PAL!!

Although most of the Cinevox CD's are more expensive than I've found them at, say Amazon, HMV or Jungle, there's some other neat stuff there. I'll have to have me a good look around...

Oh my goodness, they DO have it in PAL!!!!

Ahhh, do I have enough money (given that I've got my eye on a copy of Opera on ebay). Hmmmmm.....

Oh, hang on. It's only in Italian. I don't speak Italian. Better not get it, then...

My Argento collectio is really taking off now, have just got Terror at the Opera.

Have you seen Opera before? Its his last great film IMO

In fact, the only one I haven't found yet is Phantom of the Opera. Although I haven't managed to purchase Phenomena or Cat O'Nine Tails yet...

Have spent far too much money on Italian horror films recently, within the last month I've finally decided to get:
M Bava - Planet of the Vampires, Blood & Black Lace
L Bava - Macabre
D Argento - Bird/Crystal Plumage, Four Flies (hopefully), Deep Red, Inferno (well, actually that was about three months ago, but still...), Terror at the Opera, Trauma, Stendhal Syndrome
M Soavi - StageFright/Deleria/Aquarius/Blood Bird, La Chiesa.

Now, am VERY poor. Still, with lots of work on, I haven't been out to the pub so much recently, so I'm not spending so much there. However, I also don't have so much time to watch the new videos

Meet ya at the pub

Whatever you do, avoid Dario's PHANTOM/OPERA...its a travesty and bears NO resemblance to his past work. I hated myself for watching it....buy Morricone's score if you really have to associated with that film.

Bava's MACABRE(Frozen Terror) is pretty good, funny in parts. Its a bit too long at 100mins. but the ending had me rolling on the floor...its supposed to be frightening, but it just cracked me up!

Stage Fright is an interesting one...I like it well enough, but it's a bit flawed. Pete, you'll get a special prize if you can identify the anonymous orchestral music that is played by the killer while everyone is hiding...its on the reel to reel, and is played very loudly to increase the terror(source music). If you can tell me, your the man!!!

Ciao for now,
Sean

PS..its not part of the score, since I have the ltd. ed. CD by Simon Boswell. His music is all synth

I think the art is so-so on the Cinevox discs....I love Phenomena's art, Roller isn't bad, Zombi is ok,Buio Omega is pretty good....now that I think about it I suppose they aren't that great in parts! I do tire of the same incorrect discography's in each book, not to mention the broken English of the liner note writer. Actually like those, since they make me laugh a bit!

Go ahead and email me at OHMSS79@hotmail.com your art, Id love to take a look!
The alternates really don't add much, but they create a weird listening atmosphere. Are you into minimalism at all? I'm a big Phillip Glass fan, and find that the repetitions of certain themes creates a hallucinatory listening experience. Profondo Rosso can be a long haul at 72mins. but I have played it all the way through several times.

Have you heard any of Simonetti's solo work, something like Millenium and Evil Tracks? The latter is good, if only with the inclusion of cues from DEMONS, but the rest is very so-so.

Best,
Sean

I quite like Phillip Glass's stuff, although again, I don't really have very much of his stuff. I keep thinking about picking up The Secret Agent, but again, with having heard it, I don't want to risk it. Wojciech Kilar does some really great stuff that I'm a huge fan of too, although I can't quite get into Michael Nyman so much.